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We have chosen hope over despair and faith over fear -Granger

The Presidential Candidate for the APNU-AFC coalition, David Granger on Wednesday said Guyana is at a breaking point and that was one of the main reasons behind the decision of the two opposition parties to join forces for the upcoming elections. Granger told a packed audience gathered at the Pegasus hotel that it is time […]

May 11 is Guyana’s Deliverance Day – Moses Nagamootoo

The Prime Ministerial Candidate for the APNU-AFC coalition, Moses Nagamootoo has declared elections day, May 11, 2015 will serve as Guyana’s Day of Deliverance. In a call for unity,  Nagamootoo s urged Guyanese to vote resounding for a government of national unity at the May 11 polls, promising that there was nothing to fear in […]

Coalition youths say time to end winner takes all

Youth leaders of the parties that make up the APNU-AFC coalition on Wednesday said it was time for the winner takes all system in Guyana to end and for there to be a move to a government of national unity. Speaking at the launching of the APNU-AFC coalition, Malika Ramsay of the People’s National Congress […]

Shaking Guyanese man busted with 27 pounds of cocaine at JFK

Just days after two other Guyanese men were held in separate drug busts at New York’s JFK Airport, another Guyanese man trembled his way onto the wrong side of the law and was  busted with over 27 pounds of cocaine in his suitcases after arriving in New York city. According to court documents, Guyanese national Aubrey […]

Guyanese nabbed at JFK with cocaine said he thought it was diamonds

A Guyanese national nabbed smuggling cocaine inside cans of diced fruit came up with story that’s nuttier than a fruitcake. Colin McKenzie allegedly told the feds that he thought he was smuggling diamonds. McKenzie, 48, and his two suitcases were selected for inspection Friday by Customs and Border Protection officers after he stepped off a […]

Blue Caps to hold emergency board meeting after Urling resigns

Board members of the non-governmental organisation Blue Caps are expected to host an emergency meeting on Tuesday following the Monday resignation of its Chairman Clinton Urling. Urling’s resignation as Chairman of the group came as a shocking surprise to the board members who first learnt of his decision to walk away from the top position […]

British government promises support for free and fair elections

A new British High Commissioner has taken up his post in Guyana and is promising to continue the many years of cooperation between Guyana and Great Britain. The new High Commissioner Greg Quinn said his government attaches great importance to the maintenance of the strongest possible bilateral ties with Guyana. “Fundamentally we both want to […]

Camp Street Prisoners hold noisy protest

Prisoners in the Camp Street jail held a loud protest on Monday evening as many of them called out for justice and freedom. The Fire Service had to be summoned to the jailhouse as some of the prisoners set fire to mattresses during the protest. The fire was quickly extinguished but the prisoners could be […]